General Information

Serial #

715377

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

metal casing with wood sides/ synthetic dial cover, controls, parts/ metal controls and parts/ metal power cord with synthetic covering/ rubber? feet

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

34.8 cm

Width

19.5 cm

Height

9.2 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Sound

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Concord

Country

United States of America

State/Province

California

City

Los Angeles

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

mid 1970's+

Canada

Used in Canada

Function

A device used to to reduce tape hiss on reel-to-reel and cassette tape recorders.

Technical

An example of an add-on Dolby noise reduction unit for a cassette tape player. This technology was later incorporated into consumer tape recorders.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

brushed metal and black painted metal labels on front read 'CONCORD', 'DBA-10' and 'DOLBY SYSTEM' with Dolby logo on last/ label on back reads 'DBA-10 117 V AC, 60 Hz, 5 W/ CONCORD ELECTRONICS CORPORATION [SERIAL NO]/ Los Angeles, California/ PRECISION MANUFACTURED IN JAPAN' with caution information/ label affixed to main label under 'SERIAL NO' reads 'P 715377/ CSA FILE NO/ LL 28587'/ white and black lettering for control functions on front, white on back

Missing

appears complete

Finish

glossy black painted caing front and back/ black painted crinkle finish on casing top/ brushed metal casing front edging and panel for controls/ sides stained brown and coated/ black synthetic and plated metal controls/ black feet and power cord

Decoration

N/A